How Much Caffeine Is In A Diet Coke?

How Addictive Is The Caffeine In Soda?

The caffeine in soda varies between different brands. For example, a 12 ounce serving of Coco-Cola contains 37mg, whilst the same volume of Mountain Dew contains 54mg. As a 6oz serving of regular coffee, instant or brewed, may be between 70mg -100mg, in general more soda would need to be consumed to match the caffeine levels of a coffee drinker.

Therefore, to answer the question, ‘how addictive is the caffeine in soda?’, the answer for a typical serving would be, ‘less than that of coffee as it contains less caffeine’.

Which Has More Caffeine, Coffee Or Espresso?

The answer really comes down to the type and brand of coffee, and how much is consumed.

Generally, for a typical serving, coffee, instant or brewed, contains more caffeine than espresso coffee.

A serving of espresso coffee is about 1oz; much less than a typical 6oz serving of regular coffee.

As a guide, a 1oz serving of espresso coffee will contain 40mg of caffeine, much lower than the 70mg of caffeine from a 6oz serving of instant coffee, or 100mg of caffeine from a 6oz serving of brewed coffee. [2]

However there are exceptions to this. For example a one ounce serving of Starbucks Express coffee contains up to 75mg of caffeine.